{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Analysis of retinal alterations utilizing intraoperative OCT following surgical interventions with novel ILM forceps in the DISCOVER study.
{Author}: Cakir Y;Sassine AG;Amine R;Matar K;Talcott KE;Srivastava SK;Reese JL;Ehlers JP;
{Journal}: Sci Rep
{Volume}: 14
{Issue}: 1
{Year}: 2024 07 23
{Factor}: 4.996
{DOI}: 10.1038/s41598-024-67700-8
{Abstract}: This study aimed to assess retinal alterations following membrane peeling procedures using novel ILM Forceps with laser ablated surface with the help of intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT). A post-hoc analysis was performed to evaluate iOCT findings in eyes that underwent membrane peeling procedures with the novel ILM Forceps. Pre-peel and post-peel iOCT videos and images were evaluated for each eye to assess for post-peel anatomic alterations. Surgical video/iOCT scan correlation was conducted to evaluate the etiology of anatomic alterations. Thirty-two eyes were included in the analysis. Three eyes (9%) had focal full thickness retinal elevations identified on iOCT following tissue-instrument interaction with the ILM Forceps. Two eyes (6%) had focal inner retinal elevations and one eye (3%) had a full-thickness retinal elevation that were not related to direct tissue-instrument interaction but rather indirect peeling forces. iOCT-identified architectural alterations related to direct-tissue instrument interaction were relatively infrequent (< 10%) with similar frequency to previously reported alterations with other surgical instruments.